Thanks PK. I looked at these did not like the pins and may be too slippery without rubber tops. Also kind of large. No China deliveries for me.
I like the basic design of the Niagara ones and would want something like that in better quality.

I do have a set of Wellgo on my road bike and they were a bit tight at first too. Still are. My old MB pedals are very smooth, and not high end. Seems most of the high end is for clips. May just put some split hose over the teeth.

I am by no means a "cyclist" but I ride my bike a lot. 26 miles per day, in every weather and road condition: sleet, gravel, rain, asphalt, construction, dirt, rush-hour traffic; you name it. (I commute to a shipyard.) MY feet used to come off my pedals at the most inopportune times as well. I ended up going with Power Grips and love them. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about being "attached" to my pedals, but I love it. Since then, I have put straps on all my bikes. LOVE it. Retrospec straps on Chinese pedals (Amazon), Traditional metal cage on another, and the Power Grips on an Italian pedal that I scavenged.

I wear steel-toed safety shoes or Chuck Taylors, and the Power Grips have plenty of room for either. I have never gotten hung up in my strap. I have to get off quick sometimes too.

What I have noticed is that some pedals are re-buildable, some are supposed to be re-buildable but due to lack of proper process controls in the factory, are not; and some are not intended to be re-built. Any of the ones that are re-buildable, and have a Cro-Mo axle can be made to be very smooth - regardless of prices.

(09-11-2015, 07:01 AM)painkiller Wrote: I hear that, you can't get more Texas than that! Hope the move went well and you are doing alright. The cost of living in Cali would kill me, but not a bad spot to live on a park bench I suppose!

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Thanks PK. The move was though , could not believe how much stuff we had. Two months latter we still have unpacked boxes. The drive on I10 was fun, a bridge washed out behind us in a surprise storm so we just made it. When we hit 85mph speed limit and on cruise control I loved it. Nice rolling hill country.

That cost of living in CA is a myth. I hear that from people here too. Real Estate taxes here in Texas are a lot more than in CA. Houses however are like CA 20 years ago. All else is about the same , more cause now I need AC 24/7, and am paying MUDD Tax, for new utilities installation. Never heard of that before.

However the Housing market in Venice shoot through the roof and I could not afford to buy back in. Glad I bought 20 years ago. Now its dot com millionaires moving in. Venice is very happening and mild weather, loved it there. Now its time to be closer to family, get to be grandpa.

Previously posted by me: Looking for smooth rubberized top pedals without sharp teeth.
Its the sudden get offs that get ya. Like stopping before going in a ditch. Putting feet down and hitting the pedal teeth with the calf or shin. Does not happen often but never is better.
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I bought these pedals for $15 I thought I can always use them to scare away grackles, if I did not like them. PK.....

They were the best conservatively U shaped pedal that did not have sharp teeth or spikes. They were made in Taiwan so that's good and were pretty smooth, like my Wellgo pedals . Some break in will help. The price was a mark down . I would have paid more for a higher quality pedal of similar design, but could not find any , but these will do . Aww my shin.....:-))